Mechanical movement



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' MECHANICAL MOVEMENT Filed May 4, 1928 7 Sheets-She et 5 R. H. LAWSON 'MECHANiCALMOVEMENT.

7 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed May 4, 192 8 Oct. 21, 1930. LAWSON- Y I -1,*778,901

MECHAN I CAL MOVEMENT Filed May 4, 1928 -'7 Sheets-Sheet 7 u, .lwvewior: Roberillba son,

Patented Get. 21 19 30 ROBER e. LAWSON, or; Emmett, c iron esteem ts remero se ti t coin;

PARTY; or oENTRAL'FeLLs R oDn IsLA i r 'ooBPone ron'or-ivins no qsnrtrs f MECH I AL Movement? Application filed y This invention relates tojmeehanical move-' ments and is ofgeneral application; b

Inorderthat the princlpleof the vinven- I tion-may lee-readily nnderstood l have "dis- 1' closed a single embodiment;thereof in the 1 V and that the principle of my invention may be practised inother Ways'Q I" shall describe thedisclosed embodimentof myinvention,"

but Without [limiting myself thereto except- 60' The to and fro movable-element indiaccompanying drawings, WllTeiI1 F, g. 1 1s a plangvlewi ofthe select (1 7 ment of my invention v Fig. '2 is aside elevation thereof lookingfrom the'fr'ont or right hand s deof Fig; 1 a

Fig. 3 isia view'siniila'rv to'FigQ but looking at the mechanism from the back orl'eft' hand side of Fig. ,1;

11g; 4- is an-endielevation of the mecha- Fig. 5 is-a vertical transverse, section upon the line 55 of Fig.1;Y. H Y r y :1

. Fig. 6 is a -longitud'inal section on the line 6-.6ofFig.1; l

Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section 011 the-line T7of Fig..2;..

Fig. 8 is a plan vieW similar-to Fig. 1 but omlttmg. certain of the pcarts, and showlng' .Lthe to and fro movable element: acting: to turn the rotary element in a clookwlsejdirecu Y Lion,

9 1s 21 mg. the movement of the rotary element in clockwise direction, further advancedgi Fig. '10 1535 a v ew similar-to Fig; :8, but

representing the to and, fro movable "element e. c treclockwise. directlon and Fig. 11 13 a vlew- SlmllalVtOj *rsactinmto turn the rotery element inacon 9 but ment of the rotary element in a contraclock- Wise direction.

In accordance with my invention, 1, im*

paartto 'and" movement to :an element- 1 which imparts a step-by-ste'p movement'to-a rotatory element. Said step-:by-steprotatory I movement 1s, in accordance With my IIIVQTQ tion, imparted in either: directio11 as-long1as lesired, or said toand fro movable element I may continue its movement but idly, because embeds view similar to Fig; 8, but sho wrepresenting the continuation ofthe move- 1928.; Serial No. 27mm.

,rocnted in a right line, but it isfto bennder- I stood that the selected disclosiire -o f my ining as specifically statedintheclaimsfingffaces or edges and in the rear thereof with opposite lateral projections 4,,,the

function whereof Will be, hereinafter; described. Formed, if des rech with the elesecnred thereto by bolts 5, is an' overlyin g part 6 Which is relatively broad compared With the pointed ortonguelikeend .2 Y v beengaged-by uprights9, :10 upon atransversely movable slide 11, too hed-referred; to morepartlcularly hereinaiterh A.ny suitable meansmay be employed to impert to and fro movement r to the element lQ Herein for the purposefand referring more particularly to. Fig. =2, llnave repre-i]; s f l k QIY IQd' 2 wh qhret m lowe f t ere i r ve el yi e t 12se a short link or member let. thatzisfin -tu ln pivotedet 15 00 the arm lfi of bell cranlrlevention is merely for illiistrative purposes,

The sides 7, 8 of thepart are a dapted to yer 17 theotherarm' 18 here-of is connected 5 W uni e s iein 9- 0 e niefth to? andfrom ovable element 1; i

f ment 1, but in the present instance; shown as The 'bell' cranlr' lever- 171. npon [a] short shaft 20 suitably'mounte'dinthe frame ing v or casting. 21. For this purpose, there is,

provided atwo-part bearing shown et22g23 inFig. 7.- Securedbybolts 24 t01the bear ingpert 22 is asleeve'25 throngh- Which'the shaft 20 extends and whereinit is rotatablev Fest ngonthe shaft Z Ois an armor lever 26 Vvvhich as shownin dotted linesinl ig. 2, is

provided with a pawl 27 of usual shapeand edapted to vengage'the teeth28 of'aratchet 29 thatis free to rotate'upon theisleeve 25.

Thegmwl 27-is providedwith a leterellyex- 3 tending pin 30,the function of which will behereinafter stated. -A hold-back pawl is preferably provided as shown;

. The hub 31of the ratchet 29 is surrounded by a brake band 82, shown also in Fig.- 1, and

the ends whereof are suitably'connected by a spring-33. Atthe side of the pawl'27, shown also in Fig. 7, is a second pawl 34, a cross. piece 35 whereof isengaged by the pawl 27.

when" liftedfout' of'action by means hereinafter'desc'ribedrso as'to lift said second pawl also out of engagement with the'-ratchet-29.;

The lifting of said pawls out of engagement Fast in the frame or cast1ng21is an up- "right stud 36','shown most clearly Fig. 6; Free .to turn in either direction npon' said stud is a toothed disk 87' which will'bewreferredto'a's the rotatory member, and, which inaccordance with my inventiom'thete .anda' I I V 'tensionz58, 'shownflmost clearly in Fig. 1,

'- which rides upon thelinks'ofapattern chain, "generally indicated'at59 in the several views. Certain of the {links of saidpatternchain fro movablemember'l turns in eitherdirec-V tion in accordance with the dictates ofthe contnolling partsfi Extending fromzthe upper face of. the rotatory member or disk 37 area series of pins or bolts 38 here shown as feight in number, and each carrying a small roller 39 to reduce wear. The said pins 38 are equally distributed about the face of the disk 37. Viewing Fig. 1,i't' will be evident j that so long as the elementl reciprocates or moves to and fro in a line which intersects said element 1.is moved laterally to one side or the other of the axis of rotation of the disk 37,the continued movement of the ele- V ment limparts a step-by-step movement to the disk 37 in a clockwise direction 01"111 a "contraclockw se dlrection, according to the side of the axis of the disk 37' towhich the said element 1 has been shifted." I I r r Referring to F igs.- 8 and 9, it will be evident 1 l that when'thesaid. element 1 hasbeen shifted to the right hand side. of said disk, viewing I LFigs. 8 and 9, said to and fro movements 50' wise direction. It willbe evidentifrom Figs.

of the element'l turn thedisk 37111 a clock- 10 and 11 that when the element 1 is'shifted to the opposite side of the aXisof the disk [37,th said disk will be turned'step by stepin a contraclockwise', direction by the to and fro movementsof the element 1.

In order to shift the element 1 transversely,

any suitable means maybe employed.

'Herei nfor the purposethe slide 11 is employed. l The said slide, as shown most clearly in Figs. 4. 5 and 6, is provided withlongitudinalfslots 39 through which bolts or screws 40' extend into the framing, Suitably 1 secured to said slide ll'isthe arm 41 of a "bellcrank lever 42*pivoted at 43 upon a bracket "44 secureditothe framing. V The arm 45 of said bell-crank 'lever 42 has therein a screw 46' whichexte'nds through a longitudinal. slot 47 in a link 48. Preferably I provide a coiled spring 49 connected to the screw '46 and to a screw 50 at the lower end of the link 48, the functionwhereof is to hold the slide 11 steady, aswill be evident from the further description of th'e, mechanism. I also provide coiled spring 51 connected to the screw 50" and ma screw'or pin 52 at- .tached tothe framing. coiled spriiigl51 is to elevate or tend-to elevatethe link 48.

The purpose of said Movement i'sjimparted to the link 48, and

consequently-to. the slide 11,;'in the present disclosure of 'rny'invention, in the following 7 manner.

, Pivoted upon the" framing at 53,a's indicated most clearly in- Fig 2, is a lever 54, the arm 55;whereof ispiv'otally connectediat 56 .tothe link 48'. The other arm'57 of said lever 54 has secured thereto ablock or lateral e'x are devoid of lugs,fsuch, for example, as the that is, into the central position shown in Fig, 1; If a link (such as 60)=is presented, 7 "that is devoidof a. lug, the slide 11. is moved to the left viewing Figs 5, 8 or. 10Jand'the disk 37 isturned in a contraclockwise' direction. Ifa link having a high lug' 62 is pre- 'sentedto'the lever 54, the slide 11' is moved to the right viewing Fig. 5 and thedisk 37 is turnedinfaclockwise direction; r It'is tojbe understood that anyother suit able means may be employed to'move, desirably automatically, the element"1*trans- I versely, sojthat it may'act upon; the pins .38

upon the face of the disk 37, to one side or the other of-the axis of said disk. i

- Referring more particularly to Figs. land 7 81to 11:, it willbe noted thatsuitably secured 1 to the framing by bolts 63 'are 'two' members 64, 65'transversely towhichthe slide 11 is moved to and fro,.-as already de- "scribed. The framing or, if" desired, the

said members 64,65 are provided with straps or bracketsx66,.67,wherein are tapped ad-. j

justing screws 68, 69, againstwhich the projections 9, 10 of the slide .11 take, and where- 'by the length of to andfro. movements of said slide 1-1 may be slightly. varied or; ad-

justed as found necessary;

The inner edges of said members64, 65-.are

cam shaped, as indicated at 70, 71, in'the sev eral figures.- Thecam formation may be varied as foundsuitable. Inthe disclosed embodiment of the-invention, the construction is such thatthe edges 7 0, 71'iconverge or approach each other, and-are adapted to be engaged respectively bythe edges 72, 173' of the laterally projecting parts 3, 4 of the element 1. If desired, and as shown, the twov menr bers' 64, 65 may have connected thereto a I strap 74-underwhich the element 1 moves to andfrof Pivoted respectively to the-members 64, at 75, 76- are two'levers 77, 78, the ends whereof are connected by a coilspring 79. Said levers 7 7 ,78 constitute-one form or type of holding or limiting meansto preventbver' movementof'thedisk or-rotatorymember-37. As showni'n the several views, the levers 77 78 are provided with shoulders 80, 81

which are adapted: tobe engaged by the pins "38 or the 'rolls39 thereof, as clearly" indi- 1 cated, and whereby the extent of each step by-step'movement is limited. Said levers 77 against said-shoulder 82 or 83, and thereby 7 8 are also providedwith shoulders 82,83, which are adapted respectively, according to only to push against the pin 38 butalso '-'release the lever, 77 78 as the' case ma be so-that it no'longer holds the disk 37 from turning. The shoulders 80, 81 of the'levers 77, 78 serve,'as soon asthei element 1 begins 1 its back stroke (that is, its stroke to the left viewing Figsnl and 8'to- 11'), to engage two pins 38 being snapped thereagainst by the coil spring 79. Each shoulder or 81pre-,

vents movementof the 37 one direc-' tion only. That is to say, the shoulder 80 prevents movement of the disk 37 in a con- 1 traclockwise direction, and the shoulder 81 prevents movement in a clockwise direction.

The appropriate lever 77, 7 8- is alwaysmoved by the element 1 toreleasejthe proper shoulder 80'or 81 as the case maybe, and permit the disk 37 to receiveanother step movement.

The element 1 may be permitte-dto reciprocate or move to and fro idly when'in the neutral position shown in Fig. 1,and'1n suchcase nto enter between and withdraw from'the'two pins 38 which happen to be' positioned, -as

shown in Fig.1, nextto the pino'f the element 1. I prefer, however, to provide means when the element 1 is to reciprocate-or move to and fro in its neutral'path, to IIIOVG'SLld element 1 away from the disk 37. In-the disclosed embodiment of the invention, such movement is a liftlngmovement. Anysmtable-means Fig.3, represented as broken away a rod 84.

The said ro'dis moved ina 'lengthwisefdireci l be; provided for'this purpose, I have,

ti'on' by any suitable means from themechanism of the machine to'which my invention is applied and which itxis unnecessary to" dis-' elosein detail. The said link 84 isipivotally connectedvat: 85 to a lever arm 86 pivoted-at 87 upon the framing and havingrigidthere f with another lever arm 88 which atits'upper end is provided with a cross pin 89 thattake's above the pin 38, whereupon.until'lowered it will move to, and fro idly. I i

p I provide any suitable means for'moving one-or both of the pawl's 27, 34 out of action,

For this purpose I have represented a. curved lever arm- 90, "clearly shown in Fig. 2, which,

' wider the element'l, ;soas:to'lift the same, i

wlien'lifted, engages the pin 30 on thepawl I 27 and lifts said pawl; The curved lever'90 is pivoted at91 upon the framing, and fastv therewith is another lever arm 92,150 which is pivotally connected at 93 an operating'rod 94,-represented in'Fig. 3 as broken away, but which'extends to the mechanism 'to-wh-ic-l1f.,--f my invention is attached and which is operated in accordance withthe requirements of the particular machine upon whichmyinvenf tion is employed. For example, the operat in'g rods -84, 94ma'y be moved at predetermined times from means under thecontrol of cams on the main pattern niechanism of I} thema chi'ne; I I

The rotary step-by-step movementof the disk 37 may be utilized in any suitable man) ner. In the disclosed embodiment of the in-; vention, I have represented means whereby such 'step-by-step movement is employed to ove another element to and fro. Referring to the specific embodiment or constructio n herein selected for illustration of the application of my invention, the'dis'k 37-is "pro,-

vided vwithteeth 95, with which jmesh the teeth of apinion 96 suitably supported and" surrounding a 'screw 97, V which," therefore, is

moved axially in one direction or the other'by the step-by-step movement o'f the diskf37 able part or mechanism; 'Herein I have-in- "dicated generally-at 98 a part supported upon 1 the said screw and moved-thereby;

It is sometimes'des'irable, whenthe part98 has reached the, limit of movement in either direction, to provide-means to act upon the slide 11, thereby to "bring it into its neutral y position ;=,that is, into'the position-where'the The screw 97-impartsmovement to any suit- I element 1' will move to and fro without 'func l tioning to turn the disk 37 in either direction.

-For this purpose,"I[haveindicated aiilever 99 pivoted at 100 and having an-arm 101 adapted to be struck at either the upper face orthe lower face thereof by respective pins or projections moving withithe part 98. "Whenth'e lever 99is inthe'horizontal position shown in Fig. *2,fthe slide 11 is in its central or neutral position. The-lever 99 A anarm 102 forked as indicated at 108 to engage the arm dof. thebell cranlrleve'r e2;

lt' Will be clearfrom the foregoingidescrip ;.tion that the to andfro movement ofj'the ele ment 1 results are step-by-st'eprotatory movement ofthe element 3'5, Tandthat said element'BT is rotated in either. direction as long as desired according'to the dictates of the controllingmeans, and thetjsaid element r '37 is locked; o'r-"held from over movement upon each step movement so that aLVery great accuracyis obtained.. Thls is of very great importance When theultimately moved part; controls some delicate mechanism.

. Havingrthus described one illustrativeem-; bodiment of myinvention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they arefusedin a genericfand de- 7 scriptive sense and not forpurposes of li-mitation, the scope of the mvention'belng set forth in the following claims.

1 Claims 2 1. In a mechanical movement, a to and fro movable element having two functioning.

faces in fixed relation to each other, a-rotatory I elementengaged by: one or the other of said I faces and moved step by step in either direci tion ofrotation according to the face that isfunctioning to rotate said rotatory element,

means to move said firstelement to and fro in a path across the faceof said rotatory element in substantlal parallelism to that face it in "imoartin .a Ste 3. b stea movement of .l i a.

rotation to-tne rotatory element, and means preventing over-movement of said rotatory element. U r m e 2. In a mechanical movement,a-to a d I movable element, a rotatory'element engaged "element is changed.

,3. In a mechanical" movement, to andrfro movable element, a rotatory elementengagedthereby, power driven means to move said first element to and fro in a' predetermined pathacross the face of the secondelement 1n impartln'g rotatory movement to said second element-,means relatively to shift thepath of movement of said first element laterallypast the axis ofthes'econd;element, whereby the direction of rotatory movement of the latter element 1s. changed, and meansto prevent over-movement of said second element.

4. In amechanical movement, a to and fro movable element, a rotatory element engaged thereby, power driven means to move'said first mentioned-elementto' and fro in a predetermined path; means relatively; to shift the path ofmovement of said first element laterallypast :thev axis oi the second element,

step movement thereof.

lock said rotatoryelement at the end ofueach :Whcreby the direction of rotatory; movement ofthelatter elementis changed, and meanstci 1n aemechanicalmevement, a to and fro movable element, aerotatorv'element adapted to be e ngaged;therebyfand {moved in a step-v lay-step manner, means to shiftsaid first element' transversely ,of the axis of the second element, ,thereby to changethe direction of rotatory j movement: 'of [the second element, and; automatic means; for controlling, said shifting-movement. I I 6., In a mechanical to b'e engaged thereby, and moved in a step- "by-ste'p manner, means to shift said first element transversely. of; the-axis of the second element, thereby to change the direction of rotatory movement to ,the,,secondl element, and pattern controlled means for, controlling said shifting,movement';l v

7. In a mechanical movement, a toan'd fro movement, a toand fro niovable element, a rotatory element adapted movable element, arotatory element adapted I tohe engagedythereby, andmoved'in a stepby-step manner, means to shift jsaidkfirst element. transversely past, the axis of the second element, therebylfto change thedirection of rotatory movement ofthe second element and V V -means1;tom0vegsaid first element to :and fro in a path across'the face of said rotatory elementin substantial parallelism vto tha-tface I in imparting the step stepmovement of rotation to the rotatoryelemenhand means to prevent over-movementuof said rotatory element.; 7

'8. In a mechanical'jmovemenh-a to andfro movable element,- a rotary element. adapted to be engaged thereby,and,movedinl astepby-stepmanner, means to shiftsaid first element transverselyof the axis of the second element, thereby to change the direction of rotatory movement of the second element, and

means whereby the to and fro movement of said first element looks. from over-movement andrele vjvfurther movement the Said fl Ty. element, g

VQQIna;mechanicalmovement, ato and fro movableelement, a rotatory element having a series of equally spaced projections extending from a facethereof, and, means for impartingvto-and-fro movement to the'first element either in a'path .intersectingthe axis of rotation of the second element or at one. side or the other thereof. w I

10. In a mechanical movement, a to and fro movable element,a rotatory elementhaving a series of equally spaced projections extending from a face thereof, andmeans for imparting to and fro movement to the first element either in a path intersecting the axls of rotation of the second; element or at one side or: the other 1 swas , series of equally spaced projections"extending from a face thereof, and means for imparting to and fro movement to the first element either "in a path intersecting the axis of rotation of the second elementor at one side orthe other thereof, and pattern means for shifting the path of movement of'said firstelement to oh tain rotation in one direction or the other 'of side or the other of the axis of said second] J v- In a mechanical movement, an element,

wcatory element, a rotatory element having said second element or to element to be idle.

12. In a mechanical movement, a reciprocatory element, a rotatory element having spaced pins upon a face thereof,-means to reciprocate saidfirst element in paths atone side or the other of the axis of said second element or in aneutral path out of contact With said pins,and means to hold said second element from over-movement 13. In a mechanical movement, a recipropermitsaid second spaced pins upon a face thereof, means .to reclprocatesaid first elementn pathsyatone element or in a neutral path out of contact With said pins, and means to lock said second element at the end of each step movement thereof. v -v A V 14- In a mechanical movement, a recipro-t catoryelement, a rotatory element having spaced pins upon a face thereof, means to reciprocate said first element in paths at one side or the other of the axis of said second element or in a neutral path out of contact with said pins, and means for periodically 7 locking and releasing said second element.

15. In a mechanical movement, a reciprocatory element, a rotatory element having" spaced pins upon a face thereof, means to reciprocate said first element in paths at one vside or the other of the axis ofsaid second element or in a neutralpath out of contact With said pins, and automatic means for changing the path of movement of said first element. I 3

16. In a mechanical movement, an element, means to impart reciprocating movement thereto in a ight line, a rotatory disk having spaced pins upon a face thereof, the axis of said disk bein g intersected by the normal path of movement of said first element, and a slide movable transversely of the path. of move,-

- ment ofthe first element to shift said path of movement to one side or theother of the axis of said disk.

17. In a mechanicalmovement, an element, means to impart reciprocatingmovement thereto in a right line, a rotatory disk having spaced pins upon a face thereof, the axis of said disk being intersected by the normal path of movement of said first element, a slide movable transversely of the path of moveensuing step movement.

of said disk being intersected by the n r-mar 'pathi of movement of saidfirst element, slide movable transversely of the :path of ement thefirst element to shift said path ofmovemen't to one side or the other of the-axis,dfsaiddiSk, and pattern 'controlled- 1 means tomove said slide. v 19. Ina mechanical.1-movement, an element, means- "toimpart reciprocating movement thereto in a right-line, a rotatoryLdisk'hav-fl ing spaced pinsnp'on a face thereof, the axis of 'saiddiskbeingintersected-by the normal ath of movement of said first element a slide {movable transversel of 1 the path bf movement of the firstelementito' shiftsai'd path of movement to'one side orthe other of the axis, of said disk, and-means to lock saidcompletion of each step movedisk upon the ment.

means to impart I reciprocating movement of said disk being intersected by the normalf path of movement of said firstelement, a slide movable transversely of the path of movement of the first element, to shift said path of movement to one side or the other of the axis-of said disk, means to lock said disk J upon the completion of each step movement,

and means to release said disk for the next 21. In a mechanical movement, a to and fro movable element power means to move said element to and fro in a predetermined path, a rotatory element adapted to be engaged by said first element and moved in step-by-step manner, and means to shift said first element transversely of the axis of the I second element,thereby to change the direction' ofrotatory movement of the second element.

22. In a mechanical movement, a to and fro movable element, a rotatory element adaptedto be engaged thereby and moved in a step-by-step manner, means to move said first element to and fro in a path "across the face'ofsaidrotatory element in substantial parallelism to that face in imparting the step a by step movement of rotation to the rotary element, means relatively to shift in a transverse direction the first element and the axis of the second element, thereby to change,

the, direction of rotatory movement of-the I second element. 7 v. 23. In a mechanical movement, a to and fromovable' element, means to move said 7 element to and from a predetermined path,-

a rotatory element adapted to be engaged I the; direction of rotatory movement of the by saicl first element and moved in a stepby-step manner, and'means to shift saicif irst element transverselyfofand past the axis of the second elementfthereby to change se cond'element. To i QL In amechanical movement, at to and fro movable element havingtwo fnnctiomng faces in fixed relation toeaoh other, a rota-i i tory element engagedIby one or the other of said. faces and moved step-by-step in,

' either direction of rotation according to the element. In testimony face that is functioningto'rotate, saidrotatory element, and 'meansto move'said first element to, ancl fro in a) path across the :face' of said'rotatory element in substantial pawl lelismto that face in imparting the stepebystep movement of rotation-to said rotatory V na me'tothis specification.

Whereoit', I have Signed my ROBERT HQLAWSOIN. i i 

